Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 32871

Dental Services: West Dorset

Tabled: 21 February 2025

Answered: 11 March 2025

Question

Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the causes of reductions in the percentage of adults attending NHS dental appointments in West Dorset constituency.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebuild den...

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